Bullom So language

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Native to Sierra Leone, Guinea Glottolog bull1247		ISO 639-3 buy
Region coast of Guinea, near the Sierra Leone border Native speakers 8,400 in Sierra Leone (2006) few in Guinea Language family Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Mel Bullom–Kissi Bullom Northern Bullom So

The Bullom So language, also called Mmani or Mandingi, is an endangered language spoken near the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone. It belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family and is particularly closely related to the Bom language. The people have intermarried with Temne and Susu speakers. As the few remaining speakers of Bullom So are all over 60, the language is considered moribund.

Literature

Childs, G. Tucker (2011). A Grammar of Mani. (Mouton Grammar Library; 54.) Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. ISBN 978-3-11-026497-5

References

Bullom So language Wikipedia

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